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Show Editorials THE CHRONICLE VMien FORUM ftobin0 Eiroat Robins roost tRobin iFupllenbacb I the Editor 2 - with my Last week escaped to Wyoming and a camp-ou- t cool ot and son Josh. It was refreshing in the here, but came home rejuvenated, until I pulled up in mountains. front of my house. couldnt see the house for the vehicles parked in the drive and in the road in front. Whats going on? I panicked. Has Kent flipped out and these are the vehicles of people sent to take him to the looney bin? I thought. Or even worse, have the city council members decided my yard didnt Lettersto everyone thinks the same, not much thinking is being done. Thursday, Augwt 9, 1984, peg K I I Papon tic (Hljrunicle Letter to the Editor 33 Weal Ulah An. P.O. Bax 385 Payees, HUh 84431 (Ml) 43-922- 1 Publishers Keal aad labia Faetteabach Managing Editor Keal Faclleabach la (UPS 424-10- ) pihllahri aach Wedaeeday al 33 Waal HuhU Ava., Payees, Huh. Sacoad claaa postage paid al Payees, Huh Paat Office 8451, aad aalaaad aa aacsad claaa axail. Paalmaalar aaad addraaa cfaaages U Payees Chronicle, P. 0. Boi 383, Payees, Huh 8431. Rates Oiltlde r luh Couty-yu- r in the Payson City Little League Baseball circuit. He acquired this nickname because he only stands S' 8 and weighs 145 pounds. But my brother, Mike Warner, is a "Giant of a man to me in every way. were numerous others involved and you are to be thanked also for a job well done. Sometimes voluntary jobs tend to be thankless ones but I'm sure if the appreciation isn't always expressed verbally, it's definitely felt by many. It's men like you Mike who unselfishly give of their time that are building the character in these young boys and are creating 1 for one lifetime memories. salute you and say "Thanks a million Tattoo, You're one Giant I'm very proud to have as a brother." Julie Spencer 657 W 960 N. Orem. there I 1 Editorial Separate person from actions recent events in Payson City government and the stirs they have caused, we are reminded again of the thanklessness of being an elected public official. It seems from the going on that a new twist on Roosevelts adage could read, You cant please any of the people any of the time. But weve gone one step too far. Instead of people just being displeased, we are becoming vicious in our attacks on these same officials we elected to serve us. Our city officers perform a less than thankless job. Rather than just not being thanked, they are criticized for their service. Councilmen have been labeled and belittled; the mayor has been attacked for his personal views and his family has had to suffer the attacks also. In any educational psychology class or any childrens discipline class you will be taught that it is wrong to downgrade a person a label him with derogatory names for his actions, it isnt the person that is bad, but his behavior is contrary to your expectations. We would never think to tell . a child he was stupid and incompetent because he couldnt add fractions if we wanted him to learn to add fractions. We would patiently try to help and encourage him to learn how to add fractions. At times we react more as adults when we are with children than when we are with adults. We dont patiently try to explain our thoughts on city government to the council and mayor, we just belittle them because they cant read our minds. Perhaps we should learn a lesson from behavioral psychologists. We should seek to correct what we feel is incorrect behavior by letting our wishes be known in an encouraging manner, rather than by attacking the individual. If we have a problem with the way the city is governed, we should disagree with the decisions the council andor mayor have made and let them know our feelings in a mature, straightforward manner rather than label them incompetent and take potshots at their persons. Its time to learn a new lesson in psychology: disagree with decisions and policies of city officials if you need to, but dont After all, label public officials with derogatory names. such a lesson isnt just good psychology, its good Christianity. Due to fault-findi- For all you players and parents who participated in this tournament you were very fortunate to have Mike serving as one of the I know tournament directors. sons, Scott and Hank, but he also serves as a tournament director in Payson for the Little League teams. Last year. Mike was assistant coach for Scott's team, coach for Hank's team and was President of the Payson Peanut League . That ' s dedication Mike and his wife, Luann, both unselfishly spent their weeks vacation time from work to be at the ball park sometimes up to 12 hours a day. They also took into their home two boys from Moab who were participating in the tournament. That's dedication I was able to attend the tournament for a few days and 1 grew weary just watching Mike. 1 don't think 1 ever saw Mike sitting down or even standing still. He was running between six different diamonds lining up data scorekeepers, recording sheet information, scheduling games, filling out certificates and making sure parents and players knew exactly what was going on. That's dedication! 1 heard Mike patiently giving advice and encouragement to his team and watching him place a reassuring arm around a nervous player. Between trying to help coach his team and help run a tournament 1 never once heard him get upset or become impatient when it seemed as though he could easily collapse under all He was always the pressure. there for whoever needed him. That's dedication! 25 S10.00 S15.00 Slagle copy County-yea- The following is a tribute to a "Giant of a man, Mike Warner. He's called "Tattoo Tha Payaaa Chmakie Utah Not only does Mike coach a team for his 12 and 10 year old Dear Editor, ng One of the highlights of the first annual Scottish Festival Days in Payson to be held August 25th will be the Scottish Highland Dancers demonstration and the direction Under competition. n of Jan Wew, a Scottish dancer, such traditional dances as the Highland Fling and the Sword Dance will be performed, as well as the Sean Triubhas, Hornpipe, and Irish Jig. The Highland Dances are very familiar to the Scottish people and tell through dancing a part of their history. Dancing has always played an important part in the lives of the Scottish people, not only in recreation, but in war and repression as well. Highland Dances originally could only be danced by men, and they were often a competition to see who the best athletes were. Since the dances are very rigorous and take much practice and skill as well as discipline and grace, those who could dance well were considered the top athletes and were often chosen to be the leaders of the Scottish army. Dancers now are both men and women with women also being allowed to wear the authentic Scottish tartan, Scotlands plaid wools which are made into skirtlike kilts originally reserved for mens wear. The tartan worn indicated a sort of coat of arms or family tree of the wearer. Members of clans werent allowed to wear the tartan of another clan, well-know- Notice is hereby given that the Payson City Council will hold its regularly scheduled Council Meeting on Thursday, August 9, 1984, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Agenda will be as follows: 1. Roll Call 2. Prayer and Pledge Approval of Minutes and Voucher List 4. Appointments 7 :05 Dennis Lewis, Joe Herz UMPA Electric Resources 7 :35 Jack Loveless Shopkeeper Award 7:45 Business Licenses 7:55 Jerry Chatwin Scottish Day Festival Proclamation 8:00 Doug Sagers, Dale Berg Adoption of Intent to Create Special Improvement District 9:00 Richard Young, Boettcher & Company Plaque Presentation 5. Items for Discussion a. Open bids for Dump Truck b . Open bids on Asphalt c. Priorities for Unanticipated Revenue d. Castle Engineering Zone Change e. Garbage Can Replacement Policy f. Lease on Computer Equipment g . Youth Council Approval h. Sewage Treatment Plant Equipment Purchase i. UV1DA Dues j Revolving Loan Application k . Discussion on Stalls on Payson Downs l. C ounty Fire Protection Agreement 6. Adjournment 7. Executive Session Ronal J. Crump, Recorder 3. only their own. In times of war, the soldiers would don their battle garb and prepare for battle the night before by dancing. The Highland Fling and Sword Dance both originated as war dances. In doing the Highland Fling the dancer had to perform his steps while dancing on top of a battle shield, thus stay- By-La- w . Published August 9, 1984, in the Payson Chronicle. Seniors attend freedom academy Utah u. stati. National Guard. Demonstrations will be performed by the Air National Guard, Army National Guard, Army Aviation, and an evening field trip is planned to Lagoon. There will be activities such as dancing, swimming, talent show and speech contests. The winner of the speech contest will speak at the graduation luncheon on Friday which parents are invited to attend. Parents of the boys are Mr. and Mrs. James Bean, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ekker, and Mrs. and Mrs. Joe Lynn Spencer. I I I I I I Girl Scouts set recruitment meeting Girl Scouts - a meeting for all leaders and interested Adults 18 years old and over. We need volunteer leaders and service team members. Many girls have been without this program because Adult leaders are not available. Meeting at Payson City Park North end at 2:00 p.m. August 10th, Friday. We will plan our recruitment and Onion Days Activities. , rs Highland Dancers to be featured at Payson Scottish Festival City Council Agenda Brent Bean, Phil Ekker, and Jeff Spencer, Payson High School seniors, have been selected as delegates to the Utah National Guard Freedom Academy at Camp W.G. Williams, Utah. This will include the week of August 12 - 17, 1984. Purpose of the academy is to help create and develop leadership abilities in high school students. Highlights of the program this year will include visits with the Governor of Utah and other members of government, members of the news media, distinguished citizens, members ot the business community, and numerous out- - pass health inspection? Then I realized that the vehicles belonged to all the river runners who were going on the Desolation Canyon run with Kent and they were merely getting everything together in one spot, my yard. Then I really began to worry about whether would be cited for a junky yard and needed to clean it up. looked at the used vehicles around the house and decided that they could all still run under their own power, so was safe there. At least there werent junked cars in my yard. - The weeds in my front lawn were pretty bad and the lawn hadnt been mowed for a couple of weeks. But the place didnt look abandoned. There was still a bit of green to the grass, and the trees and flowers were pretty healthy. When looked at the carport, though, I began to worry again. There was the real mess. Bits and pieces of rope were lying all around. Garbage and sand and old clothes were draped and clinging to everything. Moldy pieces of food packaging were clinging to the oars and rubber rafts that littered the driveway. As picked my way through the mess to the back door, was assailed by the horrid stench of rotten fruit and last years garbage. When I opened the door, I discovered the source of the smell, my kitchen. There were dirty dishes and spoiled cherries and stinky dishrags everywhere I looked. If the city clean-u- p committee could only see (or smell) this mess, theyd report me to the health department for sure. Kent came in just then and said, Hi, honey. Sorry about the mess. Were just getting things ready to go. Well clean it up when were through. So after they left on Monday, I grabbed my Clorox and my Mr. Clean and gunked out the mess they were going to clean up when they were through. The lawn is mowed, the used vehicles are moved, the house doesn't smell like last years garbage anymore. So I guess I dont have to worry about the cleaner-uppecoming to get me after all, at least until the river runners return and make the mess all over again. -- ing in one spot during the entire dance and replacing one foot with the other. The hand held above the head with fingers a stags poised represented head. In doing the Sword Dance, the athlete danced among two crossed swords placed on the To touch the swords ground. while dancing was considered a bad omen for that soldier. It meant his blood would be shed the next day. A very athletic dance, the Sword Dance traditionally sped up at the end at a sign from the dancer. When England united with Scotland, the English government banned the wearing of the kilt. The Scottish men were made to wear tight pants and shirts as the Englishmen did. Another dance, the Sean Triubhas, Gaelic for tight pants, was a symbol for their dislike of the garments. It was a series of shuffles and kicks giving the impression that the oancer was trying to get out of his pants. The dance sped up toward the end, signifying free-tioat last. Traditionally, this was the most difficult of all Highland Dances and required a skillful dancer with good technique and endurance. Another dance, the Hornpipe, was a tribute to the Scottish Navy. It recreated the steps that a sailor did while at sea. Gimbing the ropes, pumping water, climbing the mast were all represented by the dance. The Irish Jig came into being when Irish immigrants settled in Scotland. Many of the Irish women took in washing to support themselves and the dance grew up around one Irish washerwoman. The dance represented the woman shaking her fist at teasing neighborhood children, chasing them and catching them, and then spanking the pranksters over her knee. Many fine Highland Dancers will be demonstrating these traditional dances at the Scottish Festival and competing for a prize sword awarded to the most outstanding performer of the day. m i Youth and the Law presented by City Youth Court- - TRESPAS- S- It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, drive, walk, lodge, camp or sleep upon the premises of another without the permission of the owner or lawful occupant thereof, or to take down any fence or to let down any bars or to open any gate so as to expose any enclosure without the permission of the owner or lawful occupant thereof. Kirsten Ray, Payson Pipe Bands Pipe Major and sister Twills Ray, Highland Dancer, pause for a moment In their preparations for Paysons g Scottish Festival. Pipe and dancers will be featured in the festival on August 24th. day-lon- PARADE City park SCOTTISH FESTIVAL SCHEDULE August 25, 1984 10:00 a.m. PROGRAM Bandstand MENS ATHLETIC EVENTS Lawn east of pool 12:15 p.m. 10:30-12:0- 0 GAMES AND SPORTS for all ages 12:30 CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARDS Bandstand 1:30-2:0- 0 p.m. BAND CONCERT August 12, 1984 Payson Memorial Park, 8:00 p.m. Lewis Huff Director Ferron Hiatt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Memorial Park Holiday for Winds Rose-Mari- t Announcer March e Bugle Call Rag Overture Light Cavalry Officer of the Day March Cabana Copa Flute Solo 'Fantasy for Flute' ' Soloist Colleen Wilson I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Old Waltzes with New Ideas ' 'Desert Song' ' Vocal Solo Soloist Jay Thomas Colossus of Columbia March Star Spangled Banner Mel Done Glenn Osser Rudolf Friml Jack Pettis F.V. Suppe R.B. Hall Harold L. Waters J. Albert Leader, Jr. Joseph McCarthy Stanford King Sigmund Romberg Russell Alexander Key 1 I t , |